ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,627, issued on July 14, was assigned to CVRx Inc. (Minneapolis).

"Systems and methods for closed-loop or partially closed-loop baroreflex activation therapy" was invented by Philip B. Adamson (Austin, Texas), Seth J. Wilks (Valparaiso, Ind.), Paul Pignato (Jacksonville, Fla.), Tucker Stuart (North Saint Paul, Minn.) and Bart Carey (Maplewood, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are provided for delivering closed-loop or partially closed-loop baroreflex activation therapy (BAT) to treat conditions associated with autonomic dysfunction. A pulse generator delivers stimulation while physiological data, such as ECG, h...